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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:48
- 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 13:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:28
- 8☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:42
- 11♂︎ Mars18:42 – 20:07
- 12☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:42
- 3☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 23:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:28
- 6♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 02:50
- 10☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 16h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 7h 04m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:34 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.