Planetary hours
in Yekaterinburg.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 8 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 8 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:41 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.