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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:06
- 12♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:53 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.