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, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:46
- 12♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:20: 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.