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 Tuesday, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:50
- 2☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 17:09
- 10♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:59
- 12☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 21:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:34
- 3♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:38
- 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:48
- 12♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 16h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 6h 59m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:25 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.