Planetary hours
in Semey.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 18:34
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:58
- 9☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:46
- 4☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 to 07:22: 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.