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 Saturday, 4 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:45
- 12♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:45
- 2☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:50
- 12♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 4 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 7h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 16h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:13 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.