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 Tuesday, 12 September 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:17
- 5☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:33
- 9☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:41
- 3♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:33
- 5♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:14
- 10♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Tuesday, 12 September 2028, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:01 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.