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, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:28
- 2♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:21: 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.