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, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:28: 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.