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, 23 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:31
- 2♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:54
- 4☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:04
- 9♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:52
- 10☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:41
- 11♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 23 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:20 to 05:31: 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.