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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:01
- 3☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:37
- 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:12
- 10♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:47
- 12☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:36 to 05:48: 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.