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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:58
- 3♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:13
- 4☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:13
- 12♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:28
- 9☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:44
- 12♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:28 to 05:43: 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.