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, 3 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:35
- 2☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:18
- 3♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:45
- 5☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:47
- 12☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:17
- 11☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:33
- 12♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:52 to 09:35: 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.