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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:10
- 4♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:20
- 5☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:30
- 6♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:50
- 8☽︎ Moon12:50 – 14:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:51
- 6♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:41
- 7☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:31
- 8♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:11
- 10☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:40 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.