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 Friday, 14 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:02
- 10☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:51
- 3♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 14 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.