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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 07:56: 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.