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 Tuesday, 3 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:39
- 9☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:33
- 3♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 3 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.