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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:03
- 2☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:37
- 3♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 11:45
- 5☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:42
- 12☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 05:12
- 10♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:38
- 11☉︎ Sun06:38 – 08:04
- 12♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:30
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 6h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 17h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:29 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.