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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:52 to 09:35: 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.