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, 6 January 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:22
- 3♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:08
- 4☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:36
- 12♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 6 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.
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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.