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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:43
- 2☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:10
- 3♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:21
- 12☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 22:53
- 3♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:44
- 12♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 17h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 6h 27m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:15 to 05:43: 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.