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, 30 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:31
- 2☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:47
- 3♀︎ Venus06:47 – 08:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:02
- 10♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:47
- 11☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:31
- 12♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 30 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:16 to 05:31: 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.