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, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:56
- 5☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:25
- 8☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:55
- 11♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:44
- 12☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:55
- 3☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:26
- 6♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:36
- 7☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:07
- 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:37 to 07:27: 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.