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, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:30
- 5☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:43
- 6♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:50
- 11♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:03
- 12☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:49
- 3☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:37 to 06:50: 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.