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 Monday, 5 February 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:03
- 4♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:54
- 5☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:26
- 8☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:35
- 7☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:02
- 10☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 5 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:31 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.