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 Monday, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:42
- 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:46
- 12☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:42
- 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:28
- 6♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:19
- 8♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:10
- 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.