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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:53
- 5☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:26
- 8☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:00
- 11♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:51
- 12☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:00
- 3☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:27
- 6♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:36
- 7☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:45
- 8♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:19: 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.