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, 20 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 03:51
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:09
- 2♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:47
- 4☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:07
- 9♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:48
- 10☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:29
- 11♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 20 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:51, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:50 to 05:09: 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.