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, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:56
- 5☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:27
- 11♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:42
- 12☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:27
- 3☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:56 to 06:11: 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.