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 Saturday, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 07:04
- 3♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:16
- 12♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:16
- 2☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:35
- 12♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 17h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 6h 24m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:08 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.