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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:21
- 9♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:44
- 11☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:26
- 2♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:44
- 3☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:03
- 4♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:49 to 08:30: 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.