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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:06
- 2☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:36 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:41
- 11☽︎ Moon06:41 – 08:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 7h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 16h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:31 to 10:06: 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.