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 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:06
- 2♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:17
- 4☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 05:16
- 10☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:41
- 11♀︎ Venus06:41 – 08:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 16h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:30 to 10:06: 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.