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, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:44
- 4♂︎ Mars08:44 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 17:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:27
- 11♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:27
- 3☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:34 to 05:58: 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.