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, 10 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:22
- 7☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:08
- 8♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:13
- 2☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:55
- 5☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Friday, 10 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:31: 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.