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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:17
- 9☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:32
- 12♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.