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 Friday, 24 May 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 24 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.