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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:29
- 2♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:44 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.