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, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:25
- 2☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:46 to 09:25: 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.