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, 6 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:12
- 11☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:32
- 12♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 6 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:17: 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.