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, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:34: 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.