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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:35
- 2♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:04
- 4☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:04
- 10☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:49
- 11♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:20 to 05:35: 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.