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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:31
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 03:30
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:13
- 3☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:16
- 6♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:16
- 8♂︎ Mars00:16 – 00:55
- 9☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:33
- 10♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 02:51
- 12☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 03:31 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:30, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:31 to 04:52: 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.