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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:29
- 6☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:31: 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.