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, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:33
- 2♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:49
- 3☉︎ Sun06:49 – 08:06
- 4♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:39
- 6☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:29
- 9♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:02
- 11♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:39
- 8☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:50
- 11♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:33
- 12☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:16 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 04:17, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:16 to 05:33: 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.