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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 09:56
- 2☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:33
- 11☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:17 to 09:56: 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.