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 Wednesday, 10 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.