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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:00: 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.