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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:55 to 06:09: 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.