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 Sunday, 31 December 2023: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:36
- 2♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:07
- 4☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:07
- 10☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:21
- 11♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 31 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:50 to 09:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.