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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:25
- 2♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:45
- 3☉︎ Sun07:45 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:41
- 9♂︎ Mars15:41 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:20
- 11♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:01
- 4♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:42
- 5☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:22
- 6♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:46
- 11♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:27
- 12☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:06 to 06:25: 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.