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, 3 September 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:08
- 4☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:09
- 10☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:02
- 11♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 3 September 2028, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 05:54: 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.