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 Saturday, 10 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:59
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 03:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:31
- 3♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:47
- 4☉︎ Sun07:47 – 09:03
- 5♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 19:56
- 2☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:35
- 7♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:02
- 9☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:13
- 12♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 10 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:59 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:57, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:59 to 05:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.