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 Friday, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:13
- 8♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:33
- 10☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:54
- 2☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:14
- 3♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:53
- 5☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.