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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:16
- 10♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:02
- 11☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:47
- 12♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:47
- 2☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:24 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.