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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:49 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.