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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:21
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:20 – 09:55
- 2☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:29
- 3♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:33
- 10♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:43
- 12☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:49
- 7☽︎ Moon00:49 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 05:05
- 10♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:31
- 11☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:56
- 12♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 6h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:21, lasts 17h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:20 to 09:55: 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.