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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:57
- 2☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:46
- 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:22
- 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:58
- 12♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 05:57: 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.