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, 16 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:22 to 09:11: 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.