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, 20 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:37
- 2♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:59
- 4☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:00
- 10☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:50
- 11♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 20 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:27 to 05:37: 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.