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 Wednesday, 17 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:35
- 11☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 17 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:21 to 09:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.