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 Saturday, 10 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:19
- 4☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 10 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:57 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.