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, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:50
- 3♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:00
- 4☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:10
- 5♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:28
- 7♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:08
- 9☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:39
- 12♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:31 to 05:41: 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.