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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:53
- 3♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:54
- 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:39 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.