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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 06:58: 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.