Planetary hours
in Karagandy.
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 Saturday, 9 December 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:34
- 12♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Saturday, 9 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:52 to 09:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.