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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:28
- 12♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:28
- 2♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:06
- 4☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:38: 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.