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 Wednesday, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:40
- 2☽︎ Moon05:40 – 07:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 20:11
- 12♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:11
- 2♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:06
- 11☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 17h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 6h 33m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:12 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.