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, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:23
- 12☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 08:06: 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.