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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:32
- 12☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:20 to 06:31: 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.