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, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:06 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:51
- 3♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:43: 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.