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, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 21:56
- 2♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:31
- 3☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:07
- 4♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 7h 06m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:28 to 05:52: 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.