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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:43
- 3☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 11:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:44
- 10☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:52
- 2☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 08:08
- 12☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 6h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:34 to 10:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.