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 Tuesday, 30 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:27
- 2☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:16
- 3♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:03
- 10♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 22:03
- 4☉︎ Sun22:03 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:05
- 10♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:16
- 11☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:37 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.