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 Monday, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:48
- 11♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:01
- 12☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:48
- 3☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.