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 Thursday, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:10
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:38
- 2♂︎ Mars05:38 – 07:05
- 3☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:33
- 4♀︎ Venus08:33 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:28
- 6☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:19
- 10☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:46
- 11♀︎ Venus18:46 – 20:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 22:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:18
- 4♂︎ Mars23:18 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:23
- 6♀︎ Venus00:23 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:05
- 11♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:37
- 12☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:10 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 17h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 6h 28m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:10 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.