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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:34
- 2♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:17
- 3☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:01
- 4♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:38
- 9♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:22
- 10☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:05
- 11♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:16
- 11♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:32
- 12☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:50 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.