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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:27
- 4♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:37
- 5☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:05
- 8☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:33
- 11♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:43
- 12☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:28
- 10☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:59 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.