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 Monday, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Aqtobe).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:05
- 4♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:52
- 5☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:30
- 11♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:24
- 7☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:04
- 10☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aktobe?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:46 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.