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, 8 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:26
- 7☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:22
- 8♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:14
- 10☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:19
- 5☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:34
- 9☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 8 October 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:45: 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.