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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:46
- 2♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:29 to 05:46: 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.