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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 08:57
- 3♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:17
- 8♂︎ Mars12:17 – 12:57
- 9☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:37
- 10♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:57
- 12☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:17
- 3♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:37
- 4☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:57
- 5♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:37 to 08:17: 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.