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 Saturday, 8 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Saturday, 8 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.