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, 2 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:30
- 11☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 2 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:47: 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.