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, 29 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 29 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:15: 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.