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, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:09
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:38
- 2♂︎ Mars05:38 – 07:07
- 3☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:35
- 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 10:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:58
- 9♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:26
- 10☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:55
- 11♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 22:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:27
- 4♂︎ Mars23:27 – 23:58
- 5☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:30
- 6♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:07
- 11♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:39
- 12☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:09 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 17h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 6h 18m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:09 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.