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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:19
- 12☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:11 to 06:18: 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.