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, 5 May 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:29
- 2☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:17
- 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 5 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:19: 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.