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, 17 November 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:58
- 11♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 17 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:28 to 09:13: 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.