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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:25 to 06:35: 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.