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, 3 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:45
- 12♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:45
- 2♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:13 to 09:48: 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.