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 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:18
- 12♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:09 to 06:19: 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.