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, 18 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 18 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:14: 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.