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 Wednesday, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:16
- 2☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:03
- 5♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:19
- 6☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:20
- 8☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:04
- 9♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:33
- 11☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:00 to 05:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.