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, 20 January 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:20
- 6☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:56
- 9☽︎ Moon03:56 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:32
- 12♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 20 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:45 to 09:33: 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.