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, 21 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:52
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:29
- 3☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:41
- 10☽︎ Moon15:41 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:08
- 9☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:49
- 10♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:12
- 12☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 21 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:52 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:52 to 05:10: 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.