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, 25 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 15:51
- 12♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:52
- 2☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:38
- 12♂︎ Mars07:38 – 09:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 25 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:59 to 09:36: 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.