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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:46
- 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:30
- 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 03:57
- 12☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:40 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.