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 Thursday, 4 January 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:36
- 2♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:22
- 3☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:08
- 4♀︎ Venus11:08 – 11:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:40
- 6☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:58
- 9♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:58
- 5☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:12
- 6♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:40
- 8☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:22
- 11♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:36
- 12☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Thursday, 4 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.