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, 8 June 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:28
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 03:28
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:50
- 2♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:33
- 4☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:26
- 2♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 00:54
- 9♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:33
- 10☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:11
- 11♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 8 June 2025, the Sun rises at 03:28 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:28, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:28 to 04:50: 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.