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, 3 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:09
- 8♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:32
- 10☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:56
- 2☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:14
- 3♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:51
- 5☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 3 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:00: 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.