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 Tuesday, 4 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:07
- 10♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:58
- 3♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:08
- 4☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.