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, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:34
- 2☉︎ Sun05:34 – 07:03
- 3♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:53
- 9☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:22
- 10♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 20:19
- 12☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 22:50
- 3♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:22
- 4☉︎ Sun23:22 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:02
- 11☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:34
- 12♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 17h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 6h 18m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:06 to 05:34: 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.