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, 27 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:24
- 5☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:59
- 11♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:15
- 12☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 21:59
- 3☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:54
- 7☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 27 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:20 to 06:36: 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.