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, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:50
- 4♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:48
- 6♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:43
- 11♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:42
- 12☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:43
- 3☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:48
- 7☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:54 to 07:53: 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.