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 Monday, 22 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:14
- 4♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:11
- 11♂︎ Mars15:11 – 15:44
- 12☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 19:11
- 3☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 22:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 05:15
- 10☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 08:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Monday, 22 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 6h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:33 to 10:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.