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, 24 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:49
- 2☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:30
- 3♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:50
- 5☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:10
- 10♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:30
- 11☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:50
- 12♀︎ Venus07:50 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 24 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:09 to 09:49: 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.