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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:47
- 2☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:11
- 10♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 20:03
- 12☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:37
- 3♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:11
- 4☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:45
- 5♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:45
- 12♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 17h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 6h 51m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:21 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.