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 Friday, 5 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:51
- 3☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:08
- 10♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:35
- 12☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 5 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:18 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.