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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:18: 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.