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, 25 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:56
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 03:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:14
- 2♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:50
- 4☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:09
- 9♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:51
- 10☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:33
- 11♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 03:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 25 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:56 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:57, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:56 to 05:14: 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.