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, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:27
- 3☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:18
- 6♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:00
- 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:17
- 8♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:00
- 9☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:43
- 10♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:09
- 12☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:53 to 05:10: 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.