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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:17 – 09:55
- 2☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:34
- 3♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:42
- 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 01:08
- 7☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:11
- 10♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:33
- 11☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:54
- 12♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:17 to 09:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.