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 Tuesday, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:06 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:43
- 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:43
- 4☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:52
- 5♀︎ Venus22:52 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:55
- 12♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:06 to 08:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.