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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:55
- 12♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:17: 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.