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 Monday, 3 July 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 08:06
- 4♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:23
- 5☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:40
- 6♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:02
- 11♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:02
- 3☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:13
- 6♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:40
- 8♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:07
- 10☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 3 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:17 to 05:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.