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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:36
- 2☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:48
- 3♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:13
- 5☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:03
- 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:38: 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.