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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Turkistan?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:14: 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.