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, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:06
- 2♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:42
- 3☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:17
- 4♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:15
- 9♂︎ Mars14:15 – 14:51
- 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:26
- 11♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:37 – 18:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:50
- 4♂︎ Mars20:50 – 22:15
- 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:41
- 11♂︎ Mars06:41 – 08:05
- 12☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 7h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:30 to 10:06: 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.