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, 17 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 17 July 2024, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:14: 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.