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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:34
- 2☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:49
- 3♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:05
- 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:03
- 10♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:48
- 11☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:33
- 12♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:19 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.