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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:39
- 10♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 15:57
- 12♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:57
- 2☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:30
- 12♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:50 to 09:29: 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.