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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:06 to 09:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.