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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:18
- 2☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:35
- 3♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:10
- 5☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:12
- 12☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:53
- 10♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:36
- 11☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:19
- 12♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:00 to 05:18: 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.