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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:28
- 2♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:45
- 3☉︎ Sun06:45 – 08:02
- 4♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:10
- 6♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:45
- 11♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:28
- 12☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 19:35: 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?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.