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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:47
- 2♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:33
- 3☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:14
- 9♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:01
- 10☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:47
- 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:01
- 4♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:15
- 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:28
- 6♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:35
- 11♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:49
- 12☉︎ Sun06:49 – 08:02
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:00 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.