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 Friday, 11 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 11 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.