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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:07
- 2☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:45
- 12♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:45
- 2♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:41
- 11☽︎ Moon06:41 – 08:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:34 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 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:34 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 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.