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, 20 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
- 3☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:09
- 10♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:46
- 12☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 20 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:34 to 05:45: 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.