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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:49
- 3☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:21
- 6♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:43
- 8♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:22
- 8♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:11
- 9☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:01
- 10♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:39
- 12☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:27 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.