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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.