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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:41 to 05:56: 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.