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, 30 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 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 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 30 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:28: 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.