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, 14 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 14 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:12: 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.