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 Monday, 16 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:13
- 4♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:04
- 11♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:20
- 12☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:04
- 3☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 16 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:26 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.