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 Monday, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:32
- 4♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 11:04
- 6♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:24
- 11♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:36
- 6♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:20
- 7☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:04
- 8♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:32
- 10☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:45 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.