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, 16 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:13: 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.