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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:51
- 2♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 17:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 21:58
- 2♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 7h 02m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:26 to 05:51: 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.