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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:45
- 9☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:24: 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.