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 Thursday, 23 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:17
- 2♂︎ Mars08:17 – 08:57
- 3☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 10:57
- 6☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 12:57
- 9♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:37
- 10☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:18
- 11♀︎ Venus14:18 – 14:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:38
- 4♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:58
- 5☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:18
- 6♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:58
- 11♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:17
- 12☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Thursday, 23 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:37 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.