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 Saturday, 8 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:24
- 10♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:52
- 11☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:19
- 12♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:20
- 2☽︎ Moon22:20 – 22:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 03:45
- 12♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 8 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 17h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 6h 31m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:17 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.