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 Monday, 8 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:29
- 8☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:45
- 11♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:31
- 12☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:46
- 3☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:29
- 6♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:44
- 7☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:28
- 10☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.