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 Tuesday, 23 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 08:57
- 3♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 12:58
- 9☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:38
- 10♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 14:58
- 12☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:18
- 3♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:38
- 4☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:58
- 5♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:37 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.