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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:18
- 2♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:18: 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.