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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:54
- 3♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:08
- 4☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 19:56
- 2☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:40
- 12♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:27 to 05:41: 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.