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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:08
- 2☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:42
- 11☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 6h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 17h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:33 to 10:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.