Planetary hours
in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
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, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:50
- 3☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:19
- 6♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:18
- 8♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 9☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:58
- 10♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:38
- 12☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:30 to 05:40: 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.