Planetary hours
in Aktobe.
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, 21 January 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:43
- 2♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:26
- 11♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 21 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:00 to 09:43: 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.