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 Sunday, 21 July 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:52
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:10
- 2♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:48
- 4☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:08
- 9♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:49
- 10☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:30
- 11♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 21 July 2024, the Sun rises at 03:52 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:52 to 05:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.