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, 7 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 7 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:07: 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.