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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:56
- 9♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:19
- 11☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 17:00
- 2♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:19
- 3☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:37
- 4♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:08: 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.