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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:22
- 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:28
- 2☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:54 to 06:08: 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.