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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:24
- 3♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:05
- 4☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:39
- 12♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:39
- 2☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:40
- 12♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:00 to 09:42: 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.