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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:26
- 2♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:26: 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.