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 Saturday, 27 January 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:23
- 3♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:08
- 4☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:09
- 12♀︎ Venus17:09 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:09
- 2☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:37
- 12♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 27 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:53 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.