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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:07: 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.