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 Saturday, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:41
- 3♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:17
- 4☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 08:04
- 12♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 7h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 16h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:29 to 10:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.