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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 07:52
- 2♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:56
- 6☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:13
- 9♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:59
- 10☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:45
- 11♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:59
- 4♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:14
- 5☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:28
- 6♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:56
- 8☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:39
- 11♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:53
- 12☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:06 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.