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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:36 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.