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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:49
- 11☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:34
- 2♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:49
- 3☉︎ Sun18:49 – 20:04
- 4♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Almaty?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:20 to 08:05: 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.