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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 06:55: 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.