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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:39
- 3♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:56
- 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:39
- 4☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:48: 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.