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 Thursday, 14 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:26
- 3☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:48
- 4♀︎ Venus08:48 – 10:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 14:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:38
- 9♂︎ Mars15:38 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:22
- 11♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:00
- 4♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:15
- 6♀︎ Venus00:15 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:24
- 11♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:02
- 12☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:42 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.