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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:23: 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.