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, 31 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:50
- 2♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:06
- 4☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:14
- 9♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:07
- 10☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:59
- 11♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 31 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:42 to 05:50: 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.