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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 07:00
- 3♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:12
- 4☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:24
- 5♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:46
- 12♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:35 to 05:47: 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.