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, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:28
- 2☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:45
- 3♀︎ Venus06:45 – 08:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 20:57
- 3♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:01
- 10♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:45
- 11☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:28
- 12♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:12 to 05:28: 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.