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 Saturday, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:22
- 4☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:37
- 2☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:04: 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.