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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:03
- 2☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:38
- 11☽︎ Moon06:38 – 08:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:26 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.