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, 9 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:09
- 2☉︎ Sun09:09 – 09:55
- 3♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:48
- 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:09
- 12♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 9 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:24 to 09:09: 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.