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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 5 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 04:42, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.