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, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:04
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 31 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:33
- 2☉︎ Sun05:33 – 07:02
- 3♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:58
- 9☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:27
- 10♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:25
- 12☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 22:56
- 3♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:32
- 10♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:03
- 11☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:33
- 12♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:04 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 17h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 6h 10m: twelve night hours of 31 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:04 to 05:33: 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.