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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.