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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:40 to 05:56: 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.