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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:47
- 2♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:01
- 11♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:32 to 05:47: 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.