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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:20
- 8☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:13
- 11♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:31
- 12☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 22:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:21
- 6♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:03
- 7☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:45
- 8♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:14 to 06:32: 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.