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 Sunday, 9 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:08
- 9♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:31
- 11☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 17:12
- 2♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:31
- 3☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:50
- 4♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.