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 Thursday, 29 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:43
- 2♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:25
- 3☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:06
- 4♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:29
- 6☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:15
- 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 15:56
- 11♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 05:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:23
- 11♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:41
- 12☉︎ Sun07:41 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 29 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:02 to 09:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.