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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:39
- 10♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.