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 Wednesday, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:37
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 03:36
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:57
- 2☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:56
- 5♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:16
- 6☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 00:56
- 9♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:16
- 11☽︎ Moon02:16 – 02:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:36
Other cities · Kazakhstan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:37 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:36, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:37 to 04:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.