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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 06:05
- 2♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:21
- 3☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:57
- 9♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:29
- 11♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:57
- 5☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:21
- 11♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:49 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.