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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:40
- 2♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:05
- 4☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:06
- 10☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:54
- 11♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:28 to 05:40: 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.