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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:38: 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.