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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:26
- 10♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:23
- 12♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:23
- 2☽︎ Moon22:23 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:41
- 12♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 17h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 6h 22m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:11 to 05:40: 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.