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, 28 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:32
- 2☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:19
- 5♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:18
- 9♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:47
- 11☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 28 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:17 to 05:32: 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.