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, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 12:57
- 9♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:17
- 11☽︎ Moon14:17 – 14:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:57
- 2♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:17
- 3☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:37
- 4♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:16: 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.