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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:34
- 2☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:46
- 3♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:09
- 5☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:59
- 10♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:47
- 11☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:36
- 12♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:23 to 05:34: 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.