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, 28 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:48
- 3☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:51
- 3♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:20
- 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:18
- 9☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:03
- 10♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:32
- 12☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 28 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:17 to 05:33: 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.