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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:08
- 2♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:43
- 4☽︎ Moon07:43 – 09:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:59
- 9♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:42
- 10☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:24
- 11♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:50 to 05:08: 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.