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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:42: 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.