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, 27 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:15
- 2♂︎ Mars21:15 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 27 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:19 to 06:35: 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.