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 Thursday, 6 March 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:40
- 2♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:37
- 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:15
- 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:14
- 5☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:25
- 8☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:35
- 11♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Thursday, 6 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:44 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.