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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 09:56
- 2☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:43
- 12♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:43
- 2♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 6h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 17h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:21 to 09:56: 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.