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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:49
- 2♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 20:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:00
- 2♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 17h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:24 to 05:49: 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.