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 Monday, 13 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:37
- 5☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:48
- 6♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:40
- 11♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:51
- 12☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:40
- 3☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 13 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:55 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.