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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:06
- 2♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:13
- 4☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:43
- 2♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 05:14
- 10☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:40
- 11♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:32 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 09:33, lasts 17h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:32 to 10:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.