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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:49
- 2♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:26
- 3☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 16h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:36 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.