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, 23 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:56
- 3☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 23 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 08:59: 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.