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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:55
- 2♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:41 to 05:55: 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.