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, 3 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:10
- 8☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:51
- 9♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:14
- 11☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:55
- 2♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:14
- 3☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:33
- 4♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:10
- 6☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Sunday, 3 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:20 to 08:01: 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.