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, 13 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:28
- 2♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:45
- 11♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 13 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:11 to 05:28: 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.