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, 29 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 08:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:24
- 5☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:09
- 6♀︎ Venus11:09 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 14:54
- 11♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:39
- 12☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:54
- 3☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:09
- 8♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:39
- 10☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 29 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:09: 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.