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 Friday, 2 August 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:40
- 3☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:29
- 8♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:13
- 9☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:57
- 10♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:25
- 12☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 2 August 2024, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:08 to 05:24: 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.