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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:31
- 2♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:03
- 4☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:18
- 9♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:46
- 11♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:15 to 05:31: 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.