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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:18
- 2☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:33
- 3♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:04
- 5☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:52
- 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:37
- 3♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:50
- 10♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:34
- 11☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:19
- 12♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:02 to 05:18: 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.