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 Friday, 4 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:26
- 10☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:23
- 2☉︎ Sun22:23 – 22:54
- 3♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:41
- 12☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 4 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 17h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 6h 22m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:12 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.