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, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:59
- 10☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:31
- 2☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:45
- 3♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:55
- 12☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 07:54: 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.