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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:55
- 11☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:45
- 2♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:55
- 3☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:06
- 4♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:26
- 6☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:25: 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.