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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:07
- 2☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:41
- 3♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 11:48
- 5☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:15
- 10♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:41
- 11☉︎ Sun06:41 – 08:07
- 12♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 6h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:33 to 10:07: 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.