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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:26
- 3☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:10
- 10♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:41
- 12☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:58 to 09:42: 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.