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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:14
- 11☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 22:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 02:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:55 to 06:15: 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.