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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 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 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.