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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:30
- 5☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 18:02
- 11♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:17
- 12☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:02
- 3☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:28 to 06:44: 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.