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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:39
- 2♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:02
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.