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 Wednesday, 18 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:46
- 2☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:27
- 11☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:06 to 09:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.