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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:42
- 3☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:37 – 18:01
- 2☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:05
- 12☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 7h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:31 to 10:06: 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.