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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:35: 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.