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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.