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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:57
- 2☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:26
- 12☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:11
- 3♂︎ Mars21:11 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:26
- 10♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:56
- 12♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:42 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.