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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:44 to 06:00: 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.