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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 15:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:26
- 7♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:07
- 8☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:47
- 9♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:08
- 11☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:49
- 2♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:08
- 3☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:28
- 4♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 22:07
- 6☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 15:29: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.