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 Sunday, 24 December 2023: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 09:04
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:44
- 2♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:25
- 11♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 09:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 24 December 2023, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:04, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:03 to 09:44: 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.