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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:10
- 2♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:38
- 4♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:17
- 11♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:03
- 4♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:35
- 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:07
- 8☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:25
- 11♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:11
- 12☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.