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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:21: 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.