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, 16 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:09
- 10☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:59
- 11♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 16 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:42 to 05:52: 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.