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 Thursday, 6 July 2023: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:35
- 2♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:51
- 3☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:40
- 6☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:29
- 9♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:46
- 10☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:02
- 11♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:46
- 4♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:29
- 5☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:13
- 6♀︎ Venus00:13 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:40
- 8☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:52
- 11♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 6 July 2023, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.