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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:23
- 2♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:56
- 4☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:13
- 9♂︎ Mars01:13 – 01:57
- 10☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:41
- 11♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:07 to 05:23: 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.