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, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:53
- 3♂︎ Mars06:53 – 08:05
- 4☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:18
- 5♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:19
- 9☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:42
- 12♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:28 to 05:41: 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.