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 Sunday, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:19 – 09:54
- 2♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:43
- 2♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:39
- 9♂︎ Mars03:39 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:30
- 11♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 6h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 17h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:19 to 09:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.