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, 22 January 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:08
- 4♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:56
- 5☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:45
- 11♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:45
- 3☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:21
- 6♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:08
- 10☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 22 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:44 to 09:32: 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.