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 Monday, 19 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:18 – 09:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:13
- 4♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:30
- 6♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:41
- 11♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:19
- 12☉︎ Sun16:19 – 16:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:41
- 3☽︎ Moon19:41 – 21:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 01:07
- 7☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:12
- 10☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 19 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:18 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.