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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:23
- 2☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:18
- 12♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:05 to 06:17: 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.