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, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:34
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 03:34
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:55
- 2♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:35
- 4☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:18
- 2♂︎ Mars20:18 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 00:55
- 9♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:35
- 10☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:14
- 11♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:34 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:34, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:34 to 04:55: 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.