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 Sunday, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:25 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.