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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:31
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.