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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.