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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.