Planetary hours
in Almaty.
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 Friday, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.