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, 7 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:10
- 2♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:41
- 4☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:26
- 7♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:55
- 9♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:39
- 10☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:24
- 11♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 7 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:55 to 05:10: 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.