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, 25 February 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 25 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 08:57: 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.