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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:04
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:46
- 2☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 09:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:04, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:06 to 09:46: 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.