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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:34
- 2♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:21
- 6☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.