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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:53
- 3♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 09:03: 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.