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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:06
- 2♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:42
- 4☽︎ Moon07:42 – 09:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:59
- 9♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:41
- 10☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:23
- 11♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:49 to 05:06: 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.