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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:41
- 2☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 02:57
- 11☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:25 to 05:41: 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.