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, 18 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:20
- 10♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:10
- 12♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:10
- 2☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:26
- 5♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:37
- 7♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:04: 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.