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 Friday, 7 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 07:11
- 3☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:25
- 10☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:20
- 2☉︎ Sun22:20 – 22:53
- 3♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:39
- 10♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:44
- 12☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 7 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 17h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 6h 29m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:15 to 05:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.