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, 25 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:39
- 4♂︎ Mars08:39 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:20
- 8☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 17:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:36
- 11♂︎ Mars18:36 – 20:01
- 12☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:36
- 3☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 00:54
- 7☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:37
- 10☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 03:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 17h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 6h 55m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:23 to 05:48: 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.