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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:28
- 2☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 08:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:18
- 9♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:45
- 11☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:12 to 05:28: 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.