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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:18
- 2☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:18: 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.