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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:29
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:49: 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.