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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:41 to 08:27: 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.