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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.