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 Monday, 25 December 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:05
- 4♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:08
- 12☉︎ Sun17:08 – 17:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:21
- 7☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:05
- 10☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 25 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:48 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.