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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:48
- 2♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:59
- 11♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:35 to 05:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.