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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 15:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:29
- 12☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:48 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.