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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:45
- 2♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:02 to 08:44: 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.