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, 6 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:32
- 2☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 6 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:09: 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.