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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:37: 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.