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 Wednesday, 9 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:38
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 03:39
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:59
- 2☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 09:02
- 5♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:23
- 8☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:02
- 9♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:21
- 11☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 9 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:38 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 16h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:39, lasts 7h 50m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:38 to 04:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.