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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:02
- 11☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:54
- 12♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:54
- 2☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:19
- 5♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.