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, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:10
- 8♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:38 to 06:51: 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.