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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:41
- 2♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 17h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 6h 37m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:14 to 05:41: 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.