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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:14
- 4♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:43
- 6♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:13
- 6♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:44
- 8♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:15
- 10☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:30 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.