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, 26 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:03
- 3☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:51
- 12☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 26 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:36 to 05:50: 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.