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, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:13 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.