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 Thursday, 11 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:48
- 2♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:39
- 3☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:41
- 10☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:33
- 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:41
- 4♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:58
- 6♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:38
- 11♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:47
- 12☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 11 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.