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, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:27: 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.