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 Tuesday, 13 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:27
- 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:43
- 9☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:08
- 3♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:55
- 4☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:26
- 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:02 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.