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 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:27
- 2♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:06
- 4♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:42: 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.