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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 06:02: 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.