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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:33
- 2♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:18
- 11♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:47 to 09:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.