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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:49
- 2♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:10
- 4☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:21
- 9♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:01
- 11♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:49: 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.