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 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:20
- 8☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:00
- 9♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:20
- 11☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 17:00
- 2♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:20
- 3☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:40
- 4♀︎ Venus19:40 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:20
- 6☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:19: 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.