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, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:01
- 2♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:42
- 2♂︎ Mars17:42 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 08:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 6h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 17h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:27 to 10:01: 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.