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 Wednesday, 5 July 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2023, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 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 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.