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 Sunday, 20 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:50
- 11☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:50
- 3☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:36
- 4♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 20 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.