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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:52: 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.