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, 2 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 2 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:08: 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.