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 Wednesday, 27 December 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:35
- 2☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:20
- 11☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 27 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:49 to 09:35: 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.