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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:27: 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.
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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.