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, 18 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:28
- 11☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:34 to 05:57: 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.