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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 08:08: 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.