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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:14
- 3♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:54 to 06:14: 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.