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 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:39
- 2☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:52
- 10♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:08
- 7☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:37
- 12♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:39: 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.