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 Thursday, 13 July 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:40
- 2♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:55
- 3☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:11
- 4♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:29
- 9♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 17:00
- 11♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:42
- 8☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:56
- 11♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:40
- 12☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 13 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:24 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.