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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 09:29
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:41
- 3☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:27
- 3♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:16
- 10♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:05
- 12☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:29, lasts 16h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:30 to 10:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.