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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:45
- 2☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:00
- 3♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:01
- 11☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:46
- 12♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:31 to 05:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.