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, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:48
- 2☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:28
- 3♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:27
- 11☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:46
- 12♀︎ Venus07:46 – 09:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:07 to 09:48: 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.