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, 3 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:36
- 2☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:22
- 11☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.