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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:48
- 11☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:32
- 2♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:48
- 3☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:04
- 4♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:09: 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.