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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:55
- 12♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:22: 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.