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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:57
- 4♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:09
- 5☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:21
- 6♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:45
- 8☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:32
- 12☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:45
- 6♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:33
- 7☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:22
- 8♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:58
- 10☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:21 to 05:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.