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, 12 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:55
- 3☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:11
- 10♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:40
- 12☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 12 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:23 to 05:39: 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.