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 Thursday, 4 December 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 09:50
- 2♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:25
- 3☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:01
- 4♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 13:58
- 9♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:34
- 10☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:34
- 4♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:59
- 5☉︎ Sun21:59 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 02:12
- 8☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 05:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:26
- 11♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:51
- 12☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 7h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 16h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:14 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.