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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:40
- 2♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:07
- 4☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:20
- 9♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:07
- 10☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:53
- 11♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:26 to 05:40: 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.