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, 25 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:39
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 03:38
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:58
- 2♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:37
- 4☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 00:56
- 9♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:37
- 10☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:17
- 11♀︎ Venus02:17 – 02:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 25 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:39 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:38, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:39 to 04:58: 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.