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, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:25
- 9☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:06: 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.