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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:08: 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.