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, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:23
- 2♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:52
- 4☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:06
- 9♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:51
- 10☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:36
- 11♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:08 to 05:23: 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.