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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:07
- 12☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:01
- 11☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.