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 Sunday, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:53
- 2♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.