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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.