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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:03
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 31 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:32
- 2☉︎ Sun05:32 – 07:01
- 3♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:56
- 9☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:23
- 12☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 22:54
- 3♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 23:56
- 5♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:01
- 11☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:32
- 12♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:03 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 17h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 6h 11m: twelve night hours of 31 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:03 to 05:32: 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.