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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 16:07
- 10♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:41 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.