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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:51
- 2☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:08
- 3♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:38
- 12☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:25
- 10♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:08
- 11☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:51
- 12♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:35 to 05:51: 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.