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, 2 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:23
- 3♂︎ Mars10:23 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:10
- 11☉︎ Sun15:10 – 15:46
- 12♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:46
- 2☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 05:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:49
- 12♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 2 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:11 to 09:47: 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.