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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.