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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 13:59
- 10♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:46
- 11☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:32
- 12♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:32
- 2☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:13
- 5♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:47: 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.