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 Tuesday, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:27
- 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:42
- 12☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 20:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.