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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:36
- 3♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:04 to 08:50: 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.