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, 30 December 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:07
- 4☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 17:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:36
- 12♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:50
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 30 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:50 to 09:35: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.