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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:13
- 9♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:35
- 2♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:48
- 3☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:26
- 6☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 07:41: 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.