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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 21:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 07:59: 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.