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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:09
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 31 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:37
- 2☽︎ Moon05:37 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:58
- 9☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:24
- 12♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:24
- 2♀︎ Venus22:24 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:07
- 11☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:09 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 17h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 6h 17m: twelve night hours of 31 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:09 to 05:37: 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.