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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:27
- 2☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:07
- 5♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:20
- 6☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:21
- 8☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:42
- 11☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:14 to 05:27: 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.