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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:30
- 10☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.