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, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:46
- 2☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:57
- 11☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:33 to 05:46: 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.