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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:39
- 3♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:13
- 4☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:43
- 12♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:43
- 2☽︎ Moon17:43 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 05:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 08:06
- 12♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 6h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 17h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:31 to 10:05: 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.