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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:42
- 3☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:46
- 2☉︎ Sun17:46 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:16
- 10♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:08
- 12☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 6h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:34, lasts 17h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:34 to 10:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.