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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:36
- 2☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:06 to 06:19: 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.