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, 31 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:45
- 6☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 31 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:26: 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.