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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:52
- 12☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:03
- 3♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:32
- 12♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:30: 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.