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 Friday, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:41 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.