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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:18
- 3♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:49
- 5♀︎ Venus09:49 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:48
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:48 to 06:03: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.