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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:48 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:48
- 9☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:10
- 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:55
- 12☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 21:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:11
- 4☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:35
- 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 7h 33m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:48 to 06:11: 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.