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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:20: 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.