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 Tuesday, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:35
- 2☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:50
- 3♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:04
- 10♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:49
- 11☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:34
- 12♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:20 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.