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 Saturday, 9 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:06
- 3♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:11
- 4☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:16
- 5♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:50
- 12♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:17
- 9☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Saturday, 9 September 2028, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.