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 Monday, 1 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 08:02
- 4♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:18
- 5☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:34
- 6♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 13:06
- 8☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:53
- 11♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:09
- 12☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:53
- 3☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:06
- 6♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:34
- 8♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:02
- 10☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 1 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.