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 Thursday, 22 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:46
- 2♂︎ Mars05:46 – 07:00
- 3☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:15
- 4♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:44
- 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:44
- 8☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:01
- 11♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:47
- 12☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 22 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:31 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.