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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:37
- 12☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:43
- 3♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:55
- 5♀︎ Venus21:55 – 23:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:35
- 12♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:39 to 07:34: 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.