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, 28 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:44
- 2♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:21
- 8☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:47
- 9♀︎ Venus15:47 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:40
- 11☽︎ Moon18:40 – 20:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:06
- 2♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:40
- 3☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:21
- 6☽︎ Moon00:21 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 28 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:18 to 05:44: 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.