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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:30
- 2☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 08:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:20
- 5♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:21
- 9♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:47
- 11☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:13 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:13 to 05:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.