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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:11: 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.