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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 17:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:54
- 12♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:54
- 2♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:06
- 4☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 16h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 7h 11m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:31 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.