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, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:14
- 2♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:36
- 3☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:41
- 6☽︎ Moon11:41 – 13:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:46
- 9♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:08
- 10☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:30
- 11♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:09
- 4♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:47
- 5☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:25
- 6♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 01:42
- 8☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:37
- 11♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:52 to 06:14: 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.