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 Wednesday, 18 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:01
- 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:17
- 4☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.