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, 16 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Wednesday, 16 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:31: 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.