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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:32
- 2☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 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 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:49
- 11☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:15 to 05:32: 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.