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, 27 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 27 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:57 to 08:49: 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.