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, 25 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:41
- 5♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:22
- 7☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:55
- 10♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:45
- 11☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:36
- 12♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:36
- 2☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:04
- 5♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:14
- 6☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:23
- 7♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:42
- 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 25 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:08: 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.