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, 18 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:05: 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.