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 Sunday, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:46
- 2♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:10
- 10☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:34 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.