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 Saturday, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 09:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:33
- 3♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:52
- 12♂︎ Mars07:52 – 09:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:14 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.