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 Friday, 18 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Friday, 18 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.