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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:46
- 2♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:03: 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.