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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:18
- 9♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:01
- 11☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.