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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:11
- 3☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:00: 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.