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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:34
- 2☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:49
- 3♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:44
- 3♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:05
- 10♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:50
- 11☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:36
- 12♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kazan?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:20 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.