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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:14
- 3☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:28
- 12☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:46 to 09:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.