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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.