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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:28
- 2☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:45
- 3♀︎ Venus06:45 – 08:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:43
- 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 17:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:17
- 12☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:43
- 4☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:02
- 10♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:45
- 11☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:28
- 12♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:11 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.