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, 29 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 29 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:47: 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.