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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:16
- 10☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:00
- 11♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:30 to 05:45: 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.