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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:30
- 3☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:39
- 10♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:19: 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.