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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:07
- 3♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:20
- 4☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:55
- 12♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 05:54: 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.