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, 15 January 2030: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:01
- 2☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:38
- 3♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 11:52
- 5☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 16:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:58
- 4☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:14
- 10♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:37
- 11☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:59
- 12♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 15 January 2030, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:23 to 10:01: 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.