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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:27: 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.