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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:15 to 08:04: 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.