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, 23 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:54
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 03:56
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:13
- 2♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:49
- 4☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:09
- 9♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:50
- 10☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:32
- 11♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 23 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:54 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:56, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:54 to 05:13: 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.