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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:31
- 12♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:50: 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.