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 Wednesday, 6 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:31
- 12♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:31
- 2♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:00
- 4☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 6 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.