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, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:10
- 2♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:02: 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.