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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 10:55
- 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:15
- 8♀︎ Venus12:15 – 12:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:35
- 10☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 14:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:55
- 2☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:15
- 3♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:55
- 5☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.