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 Saturday, 28 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:04
- 3♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:13
- 4☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:24
- 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:56
- 12♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 28 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:46 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.