Planetary hours
in Shymkent.
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, 23 December 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:18
- 3♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:33
- 12♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 23 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:33: 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.