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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:38
- 2☽︎ Moon05:38 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 20:13
- 12♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:13
- 2♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:05
- 11☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 17h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 6h 30m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:11 to 05:38: 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.