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 Sunday, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:32
- 2♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:02
- 4♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:16 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.