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, 1 January 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:07
- 4♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:39
- 6♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:27
- 11♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:13
- 12☉︎ Sun17:13 – 17:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:27
- 3☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:24
- 7☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:39
- 8♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:07
- 10☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 1 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.