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, 2 March 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:09
- 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:22
- 7♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:45
- 12♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 2 March 2024, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:52 to 08:47: 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.