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 Friday, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:00
- 2☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.