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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:05: 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.