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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:57
- 3☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:13
- 10♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:43
- 12☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:27 to 05:42: 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.