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, 30 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:04
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:21
- 2♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:54
- 4☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:12
- 9♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:55
- 10☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:39
- 11♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 30 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:04 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:04 to 05:21: 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.