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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:35
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 09:35
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:09
- 2♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:17
- 4☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 15:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:49
- 2♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:17
- 10☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:43
- 11♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:35 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 6h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:35, lasts 17h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:35 to 10:09: 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.