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 Wednesday, 10 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.