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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:14: 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.