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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 to 06:02: 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.