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 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:04: 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.