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 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:58
- 3☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:22
- 9☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:10
- 10♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:44
- 12☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 11 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:45: 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.