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, 3 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:00
- 11☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:39 to 09:19: 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.