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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:59
- 4♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:36
- 6♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:09
- 11♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:27
- 12☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:08
- 3☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 02:57
- 10☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:03 to 06:22: 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.