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, 10 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:31
- 12☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:46
- 3♂︎ Mars18:46 – 20:01
- 4☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 07:58: 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.