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, 12 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:14
- 3☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:25
- 4♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:46
- 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:39
- 11♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:18
- 5☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:08
- 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:47
- 8☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:15
- 11♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 12 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:53 to 06:04: 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.