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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:11: 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.