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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 09:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:33
- 3♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:08
- 4☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:33
- 10♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:08
- 11☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:42
- 12♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:42
- 2☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 05:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 08:00
- 12♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 6h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 17h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:25 to 09:59: 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.