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 Sunday, 17 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:33
- 2♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:57
- 4☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:10
- 9♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:47
- 11♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 17 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:22 to 05:33: 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.