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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:11
- 8☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:59
- 9♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:37
- 11☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:26
- 2♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:37
- 3☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:49
- 4♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:11
- 6☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 16:15: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:18: 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.