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, 9 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 9 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:09: 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.