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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:35
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:42
- 3♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:39
- 10♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:13
- 11☉︎ Sun15:13 – 15:47
- 12♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:47
- 2☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 08:08
- 12♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 6h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:35, lasts 17h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:34 to 10:08: 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.