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 Friday, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:47
- 3☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:04
- 10♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:31
- 12☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 26 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 04:14, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.