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, 12 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:13: 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.