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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:33: 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.