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 Wednesday, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:09
- 2☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 15:52
- 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:52
- 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:43
- 11☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 6h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.