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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 21:49
- 2♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:07
- 4♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 48m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:17: 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.