Planetary hours
in Kazan.
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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 15:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:00
- 9♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:12
- 11☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:48
- 2♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:12
- 3☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:36
- 4♀︎ Venus19:36 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kazan?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 15:24: the day lasts 7h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 16h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 08:48: 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.