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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:41
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 03:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:58
- 2♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:33
- 4☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:26
- 7♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:36
- 11☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 19:53
- 2♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:50
- 9♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:32
- 10☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:15
- 11♀︎ Venus02:15 – 02:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:41 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:40, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:41 to 04:58: 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.