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, 30 August 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:06
- 3☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:23
- 9☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 30 August 2024, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:50 to 05:58: 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.