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, 6 February 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:44
- 3♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:43
- 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:03 to 08:53: 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.