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, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:07
- 2☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:42
- 3♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:38
- 8♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 15:59
- 12☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:17
- 10♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:42
- 11☉︎ Sun06:42 – 08:06
- 12♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 7h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 16h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:32 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.