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, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 06:01: 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.