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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:58
- 9☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:47
- 10♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:23
- 12☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:35
- 3♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:47
- 4☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:59
- 5♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.