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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:29
- 6☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:11: 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.