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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.