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, 21 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:29
- 2☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:08
- 3♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:39
- 10♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:39
- 4☉︎ Sun20:39 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:31
- 12♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 21 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:51 to 09:29: 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.