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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:30
- 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:13
- 12☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:04 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.