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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:08
- 2☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:23
- 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:34: 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.