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 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:25
- 12☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 8 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:12 to 06:24: 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.