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 Friday, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.