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, 5 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:23
- 2♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:03
- 4♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 17:02
- 10☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:22
- 11♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 21:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:02
- 4♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:23
- 6♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:45
- 11♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:25
- 12☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 5 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:04 to 06:23: 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.