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 Friday, 23 February 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 23 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:08 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.