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, 4 July 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:34
- 2☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:50
- 3♀︎ Venus07:50 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:46
- 10♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:02
- 3♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:51
- 11☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:34
- 12♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 4 July 2023, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:17 to 06:34: 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.