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, 14 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:43
- 2♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:56
- 3☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:09
- 4♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:35
- 6☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 13:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:15
- 9♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:08 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:15
- 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:01
- 6♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:35
- 8☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:55
- 11♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:42
- 12☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:29 to 05:43: 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.