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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:09
- 3♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.