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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:21: 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.