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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:01
- 2☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.