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 Saturday, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:40
- 3♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:56
- 4☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:12
- 5♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:13
- 9☽︎ Moon01:13 – 01:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:25
- 12♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:08 to 05:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.