Planetary hours
in Taraz.
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 Friday, 8 December 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:18
- 12☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 8 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.