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 Saturday, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:22
- 3♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:42
- 12♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 05:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:38
- 12♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:58 to 09:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.