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, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:26
- 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:13: 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.