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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:43
- 3♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:17
- 4☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:45
- 10♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 15:54
- 12♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:54
- 2☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 08:08
- 12♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 6h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 17h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:34 to 10:08: 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.