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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:37 to 05:53: 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.