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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:02
- 2☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:38
- 11☽︎ Moon06:38 – 08:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:25 to 10:02: 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.