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, 25 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 25 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:01 to 08:52: 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.