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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:54
- 2♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:54: 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.