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 Sunday, 9 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:24
- 2♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:55
- 4☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:39
- 9♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 9 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.