Planetary hours
in Almaty.
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, 27 June 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:30
- 2☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:47
- 3♀︎ Venus07:47 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 18:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:02
- 3♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:48
- 11☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:31
- 12♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:14 to 06:30: 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.