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 Wednesday, 24 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:48
- 2☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 24 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:34 to 05:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.