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 Tuesday, 21 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:06
- 2☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:10
- 3♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:14
- 10♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:40
- 11☉︎ Sun06:40 – 08:07
- 12♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 21 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 6h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 17h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:32 to 10:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.