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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:06
- 3☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:55
- 12☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:41 to 05:54: 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.