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, 26 November 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:51
- 10♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:42 to 09:25: 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.