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 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:34
- 2♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:10
- 4☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:09
- 10☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:51
- 11♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karagandy?
On Sunday, 20 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:16 to 05:34: 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.