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, 5 December 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:16 – 09:51
- 2☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:27
- 3♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:33
- 10♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:48
- 7☽︎ Moon00:48 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 05:03
- 10♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:28
- 11☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:53
- 12♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 5 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 7h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:16 to 09:51: 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.