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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:58
- 2☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:46 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.