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 Friday, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.