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, 26 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 26 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:51: 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.