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, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:05: 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.