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, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:01
- 3☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:41
- 10☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:16
- 10♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:48
- 12☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:47: 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.