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, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:38
- 4♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:10
- 6♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:29
- 11♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:45
- 12☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:29
- 3☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:10
- 8♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:39
- 10☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:07: 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.