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 Monday, 6 August 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:59
- 4♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:14
- 5☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:29
- 6♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:14 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:00
- 6♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:45
- 7☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:30
- 8♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:00
- 10☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semey?
On Monday, 6 August 2029, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:14 to 05:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.