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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Astana?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:53: 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.