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, 20 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:14
- 4☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:00
- 11♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 20 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:30 to 05:45: 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.