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, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 07:54: 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.