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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:51
- 3☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:19
- 9☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:05
- 10♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:35
- 12☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:22 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.