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 Saturday, 29 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:36
- 3♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:53
- 4☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:10
- 5♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:11
- 9☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:21
- 12♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Saturday, 29 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:02 to 05:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.