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 Wednesday, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:45
- 2☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:47
- 12♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:47
- 2♀︎ Venus17:47 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:22
- 11☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:08 to 09:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.