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 Thursday, 23 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:06
- 2♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:15
- 3☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:24
- 4♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:26
- 11♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:59
- 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:41
- 8☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:14
- 11♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:57 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.