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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:38 to 05:54: 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.