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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:41
- 11☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:34: 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.