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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:54
- 3♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:10
- 4☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:25
- 5♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:39
- 12♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:22 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.