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 Thursday, 8 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:43
- 2♂︎ Mars05:43 – 07:11
- 3☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:39
- 4♀︎ Venus08:39 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:34
- 6☽︎ Moon11:34 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:57
- 9♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:25
- 10☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:52
- 11♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 22:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:25
- 4♂︎ Mars23:25 – 23:57
- 5☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:30
- 6♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:35
- 8☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:12
- 11♂︎ Mars03:12 – 03:44
- 12☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 8 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 17h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 6h 29m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:16 to 05:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.