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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:03
- 2☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:07
- 12☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 18:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:54
- 4☉︎ Sun20:54 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:15
- 10♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:39
- 11☉︎ Sun06:39 – 08:02
- 12♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 7h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:27 to 10:03: 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.