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, 17 June 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:21
- 2☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:44
- 3♀︎ Venus07:44 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:34
- 8♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:56
- 9☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 20:02
- 12☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:40
- 3♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:18
- 4☉︎ Sun23:18 – 23:56
- 5♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:44
- 11☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:22
- 12♀︎ Venus04:22 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:21: 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.