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, 25 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:34
- 2♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:04
- 4☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:04
- 10☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:48
- 11♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 25 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:19 to 05:34: 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.