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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:48 to 08:33: 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.