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, 29 December 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:15
- 3☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:30
- 12☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 29 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:44 to 09:30: 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.