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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:44
- 2☽︎ Moon05:44 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:20
- 12♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:20
- 2♀︎ Venus22:20 – 22:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 23:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 17h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 6h 30m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:16 to 05:44: 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.