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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.