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, 12 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:18
- 12♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 12 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:20: 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.