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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:32
- 2♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 20:50
- 2♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:51
- 11♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:12 to 05:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.