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, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:30
- 2♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:00
- 4☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:01
- 10☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:46
- 11♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:16 to 05:30: 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.