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, 14 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 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.