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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:53: 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.