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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:58
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 03:58
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:21
- 2☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:09
- 12♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:43
- 11☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 03:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:58 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:58, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:58 to 05:21: 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.