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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:04: 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.