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 Monday, 17 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:22 – 09:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:14
- 4♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:52
- 5☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:30
- 6♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:45
- 8☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:38
- 11♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:15
- 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 16:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:37
- 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:13
- 10☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 17 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:22 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.