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, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 22:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 17h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 6h 27m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:14 to 05:42: 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.