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, 16 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 03:48
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:25
- 3☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:18
- 6♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:03
- 2☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:17
- 8♂︎ Mars00:17 – 00:59
- 9☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:41
- 10♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:06
- 12☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:48, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:50 to 05:07: 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.