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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.