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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:41
- 3♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:17
- 4☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 08:05
- 12♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 16h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:30 to 10:05: 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.