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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.