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, 28 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:51
- 2☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:05
- 11☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 28 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:37 to 05:51: 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.