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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:39
- 6♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:17
- 10♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:56
- 12☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:47 to 05:58: 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.