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 Sunday, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:38 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:39
- 9♀︎ Venus15:39 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:24
- 3☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:38 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.