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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:36 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:52
- 9☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:16
- 10♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 20:06
- 12☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:41
- 3♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 02:51
- 10♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:26
- 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:02
- 12♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 7h 07m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:36 to 06:00: 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.