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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:05
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:49
- 3♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:11
- 4☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 02:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:28
- 12♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:05 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 16h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:05 to 05:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.