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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:36
- 2☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:10
- 5♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:11
- 9♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:48
- 11☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:24 to 05:36: 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.