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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:09
- 2♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:43
- 3☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:17
- 4♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:09
- 9♂︎ Mars14:09 – 14:43
- 10☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:17
- 11♀︎ Venus15:17 – 15:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:43
- 4♂︎ Mars20:43 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 01:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:43
- 11♂︎ Mars06:43 – 08:08
- 12☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 6h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:34 to 10:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.