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, 30 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:09
- 2☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:43
- 3♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:42
- 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 15:51
- 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:16
- 3♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 22:08
- 5♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:17
- 10♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:43
- 11☉︎ Sun06:43 – 08:09
- 12♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 6h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:34 to 10:09: 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.
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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.