Planetary hours
in Astana.
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, 14 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 07:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 02:59
- 11☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:25 to 05:42: 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.