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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:08
- 12♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:57 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.