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, 16 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:58
- 11☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:26 to 05:42: 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.