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 July 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:37
- 2☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:53
- 3♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:17
- 12☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:09
- 10♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:54
- 11☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:38
- 12♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 9 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:21 to 05:37: 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.