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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:02
- 3☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:09
- 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:17
- 10♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:49
- 12☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:34 to 05:48: 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.