Planetary hours
in Turkistan.
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 Saturday, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turkistan?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.