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, 7 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:13
- 3♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:43 to 09:28: 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.