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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:58
- 10♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 22:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 03:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:29: 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.