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, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:28: 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.