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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:23
- 12☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 07:50: 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.