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, 27 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:46
- 2☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:27
- 3♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:48
- 5☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:34
- 12☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 05:06
- 10♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:25
- 11☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:44
- 12♀︎ Venus07:44 – 09:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:05 to 09:46: 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.