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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:53
- 2♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:42
- 3☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.