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, 24 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:19
- 11☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:31: 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.