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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:35
- 2☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:25
- 3♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:35
- 12♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shymkent?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.