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, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:12
- 2♂︎ Mars09:12 – 09:54
- 3☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:36
- 4♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:46
- 10☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:28
- 11♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 16:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:46
- 4♂︎ Mars20:46 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:56
- 11♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:14
- 12☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:12: 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.
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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.