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 Sunday, 28 January 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:28
- 2♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:07
- 4☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:34
- 7♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:17
- 11♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 28 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:39 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.