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 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:00
- 2♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:15
- 4☽︎ Moon11:15 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:14
- 10☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:23 to 10:00: 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.