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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 15:52
- 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:52
- 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 16h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:58 to 09:35: 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.
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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.