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 Wednesday, 7 June 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:06
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:35
- 2☽︎ Moon05:35 – 07:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 7 June 2028, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 17h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:06, lasts 6h 21m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:07 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.