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, 18 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:36
- 2♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:10
- 10☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:52
- 11♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:18 to 05:36: 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.