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 Tuesday, 6 February 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:26
- 2☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:14
- 3♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:00
- 9☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 23:00
- 5♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:01
- 10♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:13
- 11☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:25
- 12♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:39 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.