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 Monday, 22 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:57
- 4♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:42
- 5☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:13
- 11♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:58
- 12☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:13
- 3☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:58
- 6♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:58
- 10☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Monday, 22 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:42 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.