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, 27 January 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:18
- 3♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:07
- 4☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:50
- 11☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:12
- 5♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:55
- 9☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 27 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:29: 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.