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, 16 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:43
- 2♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:09
- 9♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:00
- 10☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:51
- 11♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 16 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:34 to 05:43: 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.