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 Tuesday, 9 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:18
- 2☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:30
- 3♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:18
- 12☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:53
- 4☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:17
- 12♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 9 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:06 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.