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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:45
- 2☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:21
- 3♀︎ Venus10:21 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:47
- 12☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:23
- 11☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:46
- 12♀︎ Venus07:46 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:09 to 09:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.