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 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:46 – 05:05
- 2♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:45
- 4☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 17:03
- 11☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:23
- 2♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:05
- 9♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:46
- 10☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:26
- 11♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 16 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:46 to 05:05: 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.