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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:31
- 3♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:26
- 12♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:26
- 2☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:50
- 12♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:13 to 09:52: 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.