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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 03:34
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:15
- 3☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:16
- 6♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:17
- 2☉︎ Sun20:17 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:16
- 8♂︎ Mars00:16 – 00:55
- 9☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:35
- 10♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:54
- 12☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:34, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:35 to 04:55: 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.