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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:21 – 09:59
- 2♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:14
- 4☽︎ Moon11:14 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:13
- 10☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:35
- 11♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:21 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.