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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:49 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.